BEETS WITH ORANGE GLAZE
Always good to find something delicious, low calorie, and filled with vitamins and minerals. Well, here’s a great choice—beets. Sometimes called a Super-food, beets contain a bit of almost all of the vitamins and minerals your body needs. Roasting the beets preserves all that nutrition—and what a pretty colorful addition to a holiday meal. Sometimes cornstarch is added to the recipe to make a thicker sauce. This version is more delicate, and just coats the beets with a buttery, citrus glaze. Prep is fairly easy—roast the beets, stir the simple glaze, and enjoy.
- 2 large, or 4 small beets
- 2 tblsp butter
- 2 tblsp orange juice concentrate
- 2-3 tblsp water (incl water from beet roasting pan)
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- Salt and pepper to taste
Scrub beets and trim stems and root to 1”—cut large beets in half. Set beets cut sides down, in 8” baking pan—than add water to a little less than ½”. Seal pan with foil and roast at 350’ for about an hour. Check beets, and if not fork tender, reseal pan and continue roasting another 20-30 minutes. Let beets cool then cut into ¼” slices. Keep warm. Melt butter in small saucepan—add remaining ingredients and simmer to thicken slightly. Pour over warm beets and toss gently.
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